Objective

The objective of Future Fuels for Flight and Freight Competition (F4C) is to promote the development of an advanced low carbon fuels industry within the UK, including supplier capabilities and skills in relevant technologies, while maximising value for money for the taxpayer.

Description

The F4C was launched on the 27 April 2017 by the Department for Transport (DfT) of the United Kingdom. The F4C provides up to £20 million in capital grant funding over 3 years (2019-21). Through the scheme, DfT aims to increase domestic production of advanced low carbon fuels capable of tackling emissions from the hard-to-decarbonise aviation and HGV sectors in pursuit of long-term UK decarbonisation targets. The F4C provided up to £2 million of Project Development Funding in 2018 to support the development of proposals.

The F4C operates in two stages; Stage One (Project Development) and Stage Two (Capital Funding). There will be no further calls for applications under the F4C programme.

The competition' was run by the Ricardo and ETech4 with the Department for Transport of the UK.

Partners

​UK Department for Transport, ETech4, Ricardo

Achievements to date

2018, following a detailed evaluation process, four projects have been shortlisted to proceed to Stage Two of F4C.

Straw to Liquid Biomethane (LBM) Demonstration Plant, Rika Biogas Technologies Ltd
Altalto ( Velocys Waste to Jet Fuel Project), Altalto Immingham Ltd
Sustainable Aviation Fuel From Waste-Based Ethanol, Lanzatech UK Limited
Integrated ATC & F-T Demonstration Plant, Kew Projects Limited

Contact information

F4C [at] ricardo.com (F4C[at]ricardo[dot]com) 

Website: https://ee.ricardo.com/transport/case-studies/f4c